Shadowex3

First let me get something out of the way: "Clucking Retarded"...

Alright now that I've got that out of my system I find myself shocked at the idea that this might actually work. And not just in "urban" areas where you've got a LOT of space between you and your neighbors but even here in Central Florida suburbs. It's possible to get hens that will lay roughly 5-7 eggs a week, two of those would easily be enough to keep me supplied and then after that tapers off there's... other nutritional considerations.

I don't think it would be too hard to make a decent coop that would be easy to clean up and keep the noise down, assuming hens are even particularly noisy. You could probably start with an ordinary toolshed and just insulate it and stick some lights and vinyl tiling down or similar along with an inexpensive window unit that would circulate fresh air in... I mean after all they raise chickens in the middle east.

The real question here is why there seems to be such irrational dislike of the idea. It's perfectly possible for one person to keep two or three chickens hygenically and disease is unlikely to be an issue any more than it would with a pet. Would you guys go for it if you had the space?

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